New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04
REPLY TO BISHOP McQUAID.
HENRY GEORGE PEAKS IN ROCHESTER,.

QUOTING AN IRISH BISHOP AGAINST AN AMERICAN
BIsHoP-How TO LOWER THE PRICE OF LAND.
ROCHESTER. Oct 3.-Henry George made here, To-
night his twelfth speech the interior of the State.
the candidate Of the United Labor party for Secretary OF
State. Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester, denounced Mr..
Georges land theories in a sermon to the congregation
OF st Patrcks Cathedral yesterday, but the United
Labor party Is powerful in Rochester than In any
other city In the interior OF the State and therefore,
notwithstanding Bishop McQuaids criticism Mr.. George
had an audience of 1000 voters before him when he be-
gan his speech in the Washington street Rink althoug IN
1t was rainy night Mr. George to the ink with
Dennis G. Feeley, the candidate OF the United Labor
party for Attorney General Mr.. Feeley is of the
most popular Irish Americans in Western New York and
will bring to the United Labor party thousands of votes
He and Mr. George greeted with loud applause as
they upon the platform OF the rink The Rev. John
Copeland. Methodist Episcopal clergyman. who, for
several years has been leader OF the Prohibition party
but has now joined the United Labor party, made
speech introducing Mr. George.
Mr.. George early In his speech replied to Bishop Nc
Quads denunciation by stating that the Catholic
Bishop Nulty. of Meath Ireland, the author of
land theory precisely similar to his 1t had been printed
in tract and distributed of the United Labor
party's pamphlets. Mr.. George said In part:
It's to be expected that anything which comes into the
wS The to on VIII he s,s SO %e Il
thought To mediate the despolment OF all owners Of
deemed to I've equivalent to denial Of the private pos
session OF land Possession is absolutely necessary TO
the OF land No will build a house unless he
understands that no Is to tho of it, Now it is
not In that sense that we deny right OF ownership in
land We say that land should not be treated so far as
taxation Is concerned, the property made by
labor We do not deny the right OF individual possession
the things made by human labor The cry that the Land
belongs to the people was raised not alone by myself
Bishop. lie wrote 1T in letter to the laity of his
diocese. at that time had met HIM. but subse
quontly saw him In Ireland and he said in my honor at
n dinner that was political economist who had made
public doctrine which he had always believed. namely
mon ownership OF land DIR. Duggan, another Catholic
priest whom met in Ireland, said: God bless you in
which yon advocate! LApplagse;l Yet Dr. McGlynn n
is t S' out Of THE csT Wch In q thea
approval Of Bishop Nulty and DR. Duggan This thug
Saxon and Celtic forcathers To this very day
the law OF England does not recognize private owner
ship in land All real estate owners are nominay the
The present system drives down to the minimum
amount which can live. That Is the root and tho
OF the distress OF Ireland OF the poverty in Eng
land. OF the agitation In this country called the labor
here he surprised learn that the residents in
the finest buildings are the men who do not work and ta
do work The drst form Of tenancy is beginning
in farming regions The farmers are beginning to
give and lawyers tell ne that they rarely ft
them. We are beginning to witness the concentration
Of land osnership The land y passing into the posses
sion OF the rich Now that IL the thing We want 10 STOP
We want every man 10 own some land, not all the and
to he owned Dy few men.
ten taxation. We propose to tax land values not
land. you. but land values. III land has no value
VIC do propose it, We propose To tax land to
its full value Wages would rise under this system and
the laborer would get the advantage Of It,
large collection was then taken up to pay the ex-
penses of the meeting Mr. Georgc saying that rs the
United Labor party did not assess any oicchoders the
voters behind 1t must sustain II with their money Mr
George then said:
II we big vote Mt the coming election pTolongen
applansel will lower the price of land ana you work
ingmen will be able to buy place for your hone al
lower rate.
Don't think that Christ was q simpcion crank. II
his ideas put into force In our laws To-Day here
would be poverty. This Is not state srnggle,
National fight against In istria slavery. Women and
men Of Rochester call upon you by The regard You
have for your children to JOIN with us IN estS.tnhs
the country upon the rock OF Justice, upon which the
surgcs shall beat In vain